Snow Buckets
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- FA469025Q0054
- Agency
- Air Combat Command Air Force, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
- Points of contact
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- Vaishali Upadhyay vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil (605) 385-1741
- Jayna Clements jayna.clements@us.af.mil (605) 385-1724
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of the Air Force Air Combat Command, through the 28th Contracting Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, has issued solicitation FA469025Q0054 seeking to procure one snow bucket attachment designed specifically for a Caterpillar 966H loader. The procurement requires a 6-8 cubic yard capacity snow bucket with light material construction and a Caterpillar coupler featuring a 5" top tube and horizontal pin lock system for construction, industrial, and snow removal applications. This Firm Fixed Price contract will be awarded using FAR Part 13 procedures, with quotes due by August 26, 2025, at 1:00 PM MDT, and the government has issued two amendments containing questions and answers to clarify technical specifications. The evaluation will be based on total evaluated price and technical acceptability against the Salient Characteristics List using a best value determination approach. The deadline for vendor questions was August 18, 2025, with delivery required no later than November 3, 2025.
This procurement is designated as a 100% Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 333120 (Construction Machinery Manufacturing) with a size standard of 1,250 employees, requiring vendors to be certified in accordance with SBA regulations and maintain active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must include their assigned CAGE code in their quotes and ensure quote validity for 60 days after award. The solicitation specifically targets a single snow bucket unit for the 28th Civil Engineering Squadron's snow removal operations, with performance taking place in Rapid City, South Dakota. While no specific award value or budget range is disclosed in the available documents, the procurement involves specialized equipment tailored to the exact specifications of the Caterpillar 966H loader with serial number RWE00230. The government has provided detailed technical documentation and photographic evidence through the amendment process to ensure precise compatibility between the snow bucket and the existing loader equipment.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
The purpose of this amendment (0002) is to provide additional answers to questions that were asked by vendors. Please see Amendment 02 attachment. Quote due date remains unchanged at 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
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The purpose of this amendment (0001) is to provide answers to questions that were asked by vendors. Please see Amendment 01 attachment. Quote due date remains unchanged at 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
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The 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota has issued this solicitation, FA469025Q0054, to compete and award a single Firm Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 13 procedures for the supply of one (1) each Snow Buckets IAW the attachments listed below.
This will be a 100% Small Business set-aside solicited under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing with a size standard of 1250 Employees. To be eligible to compete for Total Small Business set-aside awards, vendors must be certified in accordance with current Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations. Small Business contractors submitting a quote must have and list within the quote, the vendors assigned Cage Code and be registered and Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to receive an award for this procurement.
The following are attached to this solicitation notice:
Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics List
Attachment 2 - SF1449
Amendment 01 Questions and Answers
Amendment 02 Questions and Answers
Please see Amendment 02 posted on 21 August 2025 for questions & answers regarding the subject solicitation.
Quotes are to be submitted via email to Vaishali Upadhyay at vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil and Jayna E. Clements at jayna.clements@us.af.mil no later than 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT. Quotes must be valid for 60 days after award.
Questions must be emailed to vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil before 18 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT, and a memorandum with the answers will be added to this solicitation by 21 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
Update #2 ·
The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions that were asked by vendors. Please see Amendment 01 attachment. Quote due date remains unchanged at 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota has issued this solicitation, FA469025Q0054, to compete and award a single Firm Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 13 procedures for the supply of one (1) each Snow Buckets IAW the attachments listed below.
This will be a 100% Small Business set-aside solicited under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing with a size standard of 1250 Employees. To be eligible to compete for Total Small Business set-aside awards, vendors must be certified in accordance with current Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations. Small Business contractors submitting a quote must have and list within the quote, the vendors assigned Cage Code and be registered and Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to receive an award for this procurement.
The following are attached to this solicitation notice:
Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics List
Attachment 2 - SF1449
Amendment 01 Questions and Answers
Please see the amendment posted on 19 August 2025 for questions & answers regarding the subject solicitation.
Quotes are to be submitted via email to Vaishali Upadhyay at vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil and Jayna E. Clements at jayna.clements@us.af.mil no later than 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT. Quotes must be valid for 60 days after award.
Questions must be emailed to vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil before 18 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT, and a memorandum with the answers will be added to this solicitation by 21 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
Update #1 ·
The 28th Contracting Squadron, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota has issued this solicitation, FA469025Q0054, to compete and award a single Firm Fixed Price contract using FAR Part 13 procedures for the supply of one (1) each Snow Buckets IAW the attachments listed below.
This will be a 100% Small Business set-aside solicited under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing with a size standard of 1250 Employees. To be eligible to compete for Total Small Business set-aside awards, vendors must be certified in accordance with current Small Business Administration (SBA) regulations. Small Business contractors submitting a quote must have and list within the quote, the vendors assigned Cage Code and be registered and Active in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov to receive an award for this procurement.
The following are attached to this solicitation notice:
Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics List
Attachment 2 - SF1449
Quotes are to be submitted via email to Vaishali Upadhyay at vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil and Jayna E. Clements at jayna.clements@us.af.mil no later than 26 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT. Quotes must be valid for 60 days after award.
Questions must be emailed to vaishali.upadhyay.1@us.af.mil before 18 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT, and a memorandum with the answers will be added to this solicitation by 21 August 2025, 13:00 PM MDT.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 02 Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| Solicitation Amendment FA469025Q00540002 SF 30.pdf | ||
| Solicitation Amendment FA469025Q00540001 SF 30.pdf | ||
| Amendment 01 Questions and Answers.pdf | ||
| Attachment 1 - Salient Characteristics List.pdf | ||
| Attachment 2 - SF1449.pdf |
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